Fred Pritzker is investigating the Gold Coast Blue Crab Spread recall that was issued due to the risk of Listeria contamination. If you ate the crab spread prior to a diagnosis of Listeria food poisoning, contact Fred for a free consultation here.
“These cases can be difficult to prove because the incubation period for this pathogen can be as long as 70 days,” said Fred, who won $6,000,000.00 for clients in a case involving Listeria contamination of a meat product.
Gold Coast Salads, a Naples, Florida company, recalled its Blue Crab Spread in both one pound and 8 ounce containers. Only products coded EXP 1-31-13 are affected. The product was produced December 3, 2012 and distributed to stores in the North East and South East United States. According to the recall announcement, no cases of illness had been reported to the company, the FDA or the CDC as of the date the recall was issued.
The CDC reports cases of listeriosis reported throughout the United States in its Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Since December, the following states have reported cases of Listeria poisoning:
Date Reported to the CDC, States (Number of Cases)
- 2/15, Ohio (1), Michigan (1), Florida (1);
- 2/7, New York (1), California (3);
- 1/31, New York (3), Maryland (1);
- 1/24, New York (1), Virginia (1), Florida (1);
- 1/17, Florida (2);
- 1/10, Pennsylvania (2), Florida (1);
- 12/31, New York (1), Ohio (1), Florida (1);
- 12/23, New York (2), Ohio (2), Florida (7).
The CDC report does not state what caused these illnesses. In most cases of listeriosis, a source of the illness (the food contaminated with Listeria bacteria) is not determined.
Listeria monocytogenes is a dangerous foodborne pathogen that can cause listeriosis meningitis (brain damage), sepsis (infection spread throughout the body in the blood) and wrongful death.
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